The expeditionary force began to dominate Southeast Asia by recruiting defeated soldiers

On January 11, Hao Yi led the vanguard of the 1st Regiment and arrived at the Ramgarh training base in Sindhu by plane.

As soon as the C-47 landed and Hao Yi stepped down the gangway, a large number of reporters and several special correspondents from the Ministry of National Defense swarmed over.

The camera flash was like an explosion of white light, causing him to squint.

"Captain Hao, please tell us about your heroic deeds in battle!" A reporter excitedly raised the microphone and almost poked the device into his face.

"Colonel Hao, I heard that you personally killed the Japanese regiment commander Takuma Takamoto. How did you do it?"

"Colonel Hao, how do you feel about receiving the Fifth Class Cloud Banner Medal?"

Faced with a barrage of questions, Hao Yi could only keep smiling and followed the enthusiastic media and correspondents into the small auditorium.

At the same time, Lin Laisheng, who arrived on the same plane with Hao Yi, led the reconnaissance platoon, which was supposed to be responsible for protecting the safety of Captain Hao.

However, in such a relaxed atmosphere at the Ramgarh base, their duties seemed to disappear into thin air, with only idle figures wandering around the camp.

"Let's go, let's take a look at how our friendly brothers train." Lin Laisheng was determined not to let the soldiers indulge in a state of doing nothing, so he waved his hand and led the team to the training ground.

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Lin Laisheng was previously a hunter in a remote mountainous area of ​​Yunnan Province.

It is said that you live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water. Before the Japanese came, there were not many people in Yunnan Province. He and his father lived a good life by hunting in the mountains and managing a small piece of barren land.

Later, the Japanese launched a full-scale invasion. Yunnan Province was the rear base, and except for the tense situation, Lin Laisheng's life did not change at all.

Until that day, Lin Laisheng's father, a famous old hunter in the area, took a few skins to Chuncheng to exchange for oil, salt, cloth and other necessities of life, but never came back.

The village head said that Chuncheng was bombed by the Japanese planes and his father was killed in the bombing.

Young Lin Laisheng had never seen the so-called big plane, but he knew that "devils" meant destruction and meant the murderer who took his father's life.

From that day on, hatred was deeply buried in his heart.

So he resolutely joined the army, carrying the hatred of his father's murder.

Later, the expeditionary force was defeated, and Lin Laisheng, who was trapped in the primeval forest, relied on his experience as a hunter and lived with several of his comrades until Hao Yi's search team entered the Savage Mountain.

After that, he joined Zhang Chi's army. Later, because of his good marksmanship, he was equipped with an M70 hunting rifle with a 4x scope. This rifle allowed him, who was already farsighted, to see farther and shoot more accurately.

Now, there are 37 scratches on the walnut stock of the rifle that he never leaves, symbolizing that he has "hunted" 37 Japanese devils.

At this moment, he was standing on the playground with everyone in his platoon and the translator sent to receive them, watching the troops of the new 22nd Division line up for training on the playground.

A soldier saw the White Eagle instructor roughly prying open the soldiers' mouths one by one to check, and was very confused: "Platoon leader, what is this White Eagle guy doing? Why is he prying open the brothers' mouths to look? Isn't this like picking animals?"

Before Lin Laisheng could reply, another veteran spoke up, "Hey, you're talking about that. I know. This is the White Eagles checking to see if the men of the 22nd Division have taken their vitamin tablets. They have to see them swallow them with their own eyes to feel at ease."

"Vitamin tablets? Aren't they just pills? The kind that Doctor Hao gave us to take after meals? Do we need supervision for this?" The soldier who asked the question looked puzzled.

The old soldier said mysteriously:

"You don't understand, this matter is very complicated. The White Eagles originally distributed vitamin pills to the Nationalist Army officers, who were asked to distribute them to the soldiers. What happened? The officers sold the pills on the black market, and the soldiers never even saw a trace of the pills."

The soldiers' eyes widened after hearing this: "It's so dark?"

"That's right. Later, the White Eagles learned their lesson and personally distributed the vitamin tablets to the soldiers. They also supervised them until they took them before they felt at ease."

"But these foreigners are still too young. How can they know how clever some of our national army officers are in order to suck the blood of their soldiers?"

"What's the matter? Is there any way to deal with it after it's already in your mouth?" the soldier asked in confusion.

"Guess what? The officers ordered the soldiers to only hold the vitamin tablets in their mouths, under their tongues, and never swallow them. Once the White Eagles left, they were to spit out the vitamin tablets, wipe them clean, and hand them in."

Hearing this, the soldiers nearby couldn't help but sigh, "Oh my god, this is too cruel! We are so lucky to have joined the army under our division commander Zhang, otherwise we would have been skinned alive too."

"Yes, I asked my brothers in the friendly army during training, and their superiors strictly forbade them to swallow it, otherwise the military stick would be merciless and would be able to dig it out even if it was eaten." The old soldier looked sympathetic.

"This..." The soldier who asked the question was a local expatriate in Pegu. He joined Zhang Chi's team early on and was shocked by the White Party's horrific method of drinking the blood of soldiers.

Lin Laisheng suddenly spoke at this time:

"As soon as you join the army, you'll be under the command of our Division Commander Zhang. You must remember that your salary will be paid on time every month without any deductions, you'll have three meals a day, and if you're sick, you'll have plenty of medicine. These things you've become accustomed to since joining the army are not common in other units..."

At this point, Lin Laisheng shook his head.

The soldiers suddenly quieted down, realizing that their current happy life was hard-earned. They stopped chatting and silently watched everything in the base, feeling grateful to Zhang Chi.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a major general of the Nationalist Army came over and asked Lin Laisheng, who was standing straight as a pine tree, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes:

"Lieutenant, can you let me see your rifle?"

When Lin Laisheng saw the other party's military rank, he was startled and immediately led the entire platoon of soldiers to stand at attention and salute.

Guo Dongtang, one of the 13 guardians of the Civil Engineering Department, is affiliated with the Ministry of National Defense Research Institute. He came this time as one of the special envoys of the Ministry of National Defense. He smiled and returned the greeting, then extended his hand.

Lin Laisheng stared at the middle-aged man in front of him who was wearing glasses and looked very elegant. After a moment of silence, he handed the rifle he was carrying to the other party.

Guo Dongtang took the rifle, looked at it carefully, gently brushed the scratches with his fingertips, and a hint of approval flashed in his eyes.

After returning the rifle to Lin Laisheng, he smiled and said:

"Little brother, are you from the newly formed 212th Division?"

Although at this moment in the Ramga training base, whether it was the new 22nd Division, the new 38th Division or the newly arrived Lin Laisheng Platoon of the new 212th Division, all of them were from Qian country and wore uniforms issued by the White Eagle Army, Guo Dongtang could tell the origins of the people in front of him at a glance.

It was not only because Lin Laisheng and other soldiers of the 212th Division were all strong and sturdy, but also because Guo Dongtang saw a familiar light in their eyes - a light that represented hope, confidence, and enlightenment.

"My name is Guo Dongtang. I currently work at the Ministry of National Defense Research Institute and serve as the deputy captain of the Central Training Corps. I came here this time just to see the faces of the athletes who surrounded and annihilated the 114th Regiment." Guo Dongtang introduced himself calmly.

Lin Laisheng and his soldiers were immediately filled with awe.

Guo Dongtang's reputation has long been spread in the military. As one of the heavyweights in the civil engineering department, he is not only well versed in military affairs, but also one of the important decision-makers in the Ministry of National Defense.

"This rifle of yours isn't the standard military rifle of any major power today. Where did it come from? Are those 37 scratches on it from the Japanese you killed?"

A barrage of questions came out of Guo Dongtang's mouth.

Unlike his colleagues who were busy trying to win over the 1st Regiment Commander Hao Yi in the auditorium, Guo Dongtang was more curious about the source of the new 212th Division's outstanding combat effectiveness.

During the few days since he arrived at the Ramgarh training base, he had inspected the situation of the new 1st Army. These elite soldiers who were once the expeditionary force had indeed made great progress in their combat effectiveness after being equipped with Eagle weapons and supplied with logistics by Stevenson.

However, in Guo Dongtang's view, this improvement is only technical. In essence, the new 1st Army is still a feudal force, and there is no difference compared with other national armies in Qian.

Those White Eagle instructors only focused on improving the soldiers' skills and tactics, but paid no attention to their spiritual development.

This resulted in the fact that even though the White Eagle instructors distributed the soldiers' salaries in the form of greenbacks every month, the soldiers would soon squander the salaries on things like mahjong, women, and alcohol.

On the contrary, during the conversation with Lin Laisheng and others, Guo Dongtang's eyes hidden behind his glasses became brighter and brighter. The more he listened, the more he felt that this Zhang Chi, whom he had never met before, seemed, perhaps, to have some similarities with him?